The original Broadway cast recording of the Tony Award-nominated musical Hands on a Hardbody is released digitally and in stores Aug. 27 from Ghostlight Records.

Jay Armstrong Johnson and Allison Case in Hands on a Hardbody.
Photo by Chad Batka

The Tony Award-nominated score, written by Amanda Green and Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, featured blues, folk, gospel and R&B music. The album features a cut song from the show called “The Tryers” as a special bonus track.

To celebrate the recording, members of the original cast will reunite at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble Sept. 4 for a special 7 PM performance and signing.

Inspired by the 1997 documentary of the same name about a group of Texans competing for a pickup truck, the musical began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre Feb. 23 prior to a March 21 opening. The show played its last performance April 13.

Here's how the producers billed the fact-inspired musical: "For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand new truck in order to win it. In the hilarious, hard-fought contest that is Hands on a Hardbody, only one winner can drive away with the American Dream."